What really happens to people on long-term peritoneal dialysis? Background Several risk
factors for patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) have now been identified. These …

▪ Abstract About 40% of patients undergoing maintenance dialysis suffer from varying
degrees of protein-energy malnutrition. This is a problem of substantial importance because …

Objective We aimed to determine the long-term yield of pancreatic cancer surveillance in
hereditary predisposed high-risk individuals. Design From 2006 to 2019, we prospectively …

Results In total, 107 patients chose CM, and 204 chose RRT. Patients choosing CM were
older (mean±SD: 83±4.5 versus 76±4.4 years; P< 0.001). The Davies comorbidity scores did …

Background Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome, an outcome predictor in
maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, may be related to anorexia. Objectives We …

Predictors of the rate of decline of residual renal function in incident dialysis patients.
Background Residual renal function (RRF) influences morbidity, mortality and quality of life …

BACKGROUND:: Accurate prediction of survival for patients with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) and multiple comorbid conditions is difficult. In nondialysis patients, the Charlson …

Since comorbid conditions are highly prevalent among patients with end-stage renal
disease, indexes measuring them have been widely used to describe the comorbidity …

Value-based health care is increasingly promoted as a strategy for improving care quality by
benchmarking outcomes that matter to patients relative to the cost of obtaining those …

Background. Comorbidity is the single most important determinant of outcome in patients on
renal replacement therapy. The aims of this study were to evaluate a semi‐quantitative …